Associate Data Engineer

About Indicium AI

Indicium AI is trusted by the world's leading enterprises to deliver AI into production at scale. We are a global AI-native consultancy with proven experience across Financial Services, Energy & Utilities, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Retail & CPG, and Manufacturing. From strategy, to build, to business outcomes, we unlock value from AI with unmatched clarity, speed, and capability.

Powered by 600+ AI experts serving 50+ enterprise clients from 5 global locations, we work side-by-side with top partners - including Anthropic, Databricks, AWS, OpenAI, and Microsoft - to deliver modern AI with speed and measurable impact.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As an Associate Data Engineer at Indicium AI, you will join a team of data practitioners building scalable, reliable data solutions for leading organisations across Europe. Working within client engagements, you will contribute to the design and development of data pipelines, support data integration projects, and grow your expertise under the guidance of experienced engineers. This is an opportunity to establish strong data engineering fundamentals while making a tangible impact on clients' data platforms from day one.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Data Ingestion & Integration

Contribute to data ingestion workflows, pulling from relational and NoSQL databases, REST APIs, and flat files with attention to data quality and consistency.

Pipeline Development

Support the design and development of ELT pipelines, following team standards and data engineering best practices.

Assist with monitoring pipeline executions across cloud and on-premises environments, escalating issues as appropriate.

Storage & Warehousing

Assist in implementing and maintaining data storage solutions including Data Warehouses and Data Lakes.

Write and optimise SQL queries to support downstream analytics and reporting use cases.

Collaboration & Documentation

Work closely with cross-functional teams — analysts, engineers, and client stakeholders — to understand requirements and deliver fit-for-purpose solutions.

Maintain clear documentation for pipelines, data models, and processes, contributing to a culture of engineering rigour.

Learning & Growth

Actively engage with DevOps and DataOps practices, absorbing team patterns around CI/CD, version control, and code review.

REQUIREMENTS

At Indicium AI we believe in personal growth and professional development, and are convinced that the perfect candidate is one that continuously learns. Therefore, these requirements are an || and not an &&

Technical

Programming: 1–2 years of hands-on experience in Python (primary) or another language such as Java, Scala, or Ruby.

SQL: Solid intermediate SQL — comfortable with joins, aggregations, and window functions.

Version Control: Working knowledge of Git via GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket.

dbt: Basic familiarity with dbt — models, sources, and the test/documentation workflow.

Cloud: Foundational understanding of at least one public cloud platform (AWS, GCP, or Azure)

Software Engineering Fundamentals: Basic understanding of data structures and algorithms.

Soft Skills & Language

Intellectual curiosity and eagerness to learn in a fast-paced consulting environment.

Strong written and spoken English.

Comfortable asking questions, contributing in team discussions, and receiving technical feedback.

NICE TO HAVE

Exposure to orchestration tools such as Apache Airflow or Dagster.

Awareness of distributed processing frameworks (Spark, Dask, or similar).

Prior experience in a consulting or client-facing environment.

Benefits

Holiday Entitlement - 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Learning & Development: 1.500€ training budget + 5 training days

Company Bonus - Discretionary company and personal bonus paid quarterly

Pension Scheme

Choose Your Kit - Select from a range of laptops and accessories

Social Events: meeting - Ups, Squad events, Summer/ Christmas events, etc.

And many others.